Bill Text: TX HR439 | 2021-2022 | 87th Legislature | Enrolled
Bill Title: Congratulating the Duncanville High School boys' basketball team on winning the 2021 UIL 6A state championship.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: (Passed) 2021-04-07 - Reported enrolled [HR439 Detail]
Download: Texas-2021-HR439-Enrolled.html
| H.R. No. 439 | ||
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| WHEREAS, The Duncanville High School boys' basketball team | ||
| once again proved itself one of the finest in Texas by winning the | ||
| 2021 University Interscholastic League 6A state championship on | ||
| March 13 at the Alamodome in San Antonio; and | ||
| WHEREAS, After dropping just one game in the regular season, | ||
| the Panthers entered the postseason on a wave of momentum and | ||
| dispatched Bryan, Garland Sachse, Mansfield, and Cypress Park High | ||
| Schools to reach the regional final; there, Duncanville avenged its | ||
| sole loss by besting top-ranked Waxahachie High 70-65 to punch its | ||
| ticket to the state tournament for the eighth time in program | ||
| history; the No. 2 Panthers then toppled No. 3 Richardson High | ||
| 68-49 in the semifinals to advance to the championship contest; and | ||
| WHEREAS, Battling Austin Westlake for the crown, the Panthers | ||
| held a slim, three-point lead at the end of the third quarter but | ||
| erupted on offense in the final frame; they expanded their lead to | ||
| 10 points down the stretch and drained a three-pointer at the buzzer | ||
| to close out a thrilling 66-53 victory; Duncanville celebrated the | ||
| school's fifth state championship and continued its perfect record | ||
| in state title games; moreover, the Panthers have not lost a playoff | ||
| matchup in three straight seasons; in addition to winning the 6A | ||
| championship in 2019, the team was scheduled to play in the 2020 | ||
| state tournament before the event was cancelled due to the COVID-19 | ||
| pandemic; and | ||
| WHEREAS, In the 2021 championship game, the Panthers were led | ||
| by Most Valuable Player Zhuric Phelps, who scored a game-high 27 | ||
| points and joined Damon Nicholas and Juan Reyna on the 6A | ||
| All-Tournament Team; Duncanville also received valuable | ||
| contributions throughout the year from the other members of the | ||
| roster: Ronald Holland, C. J. Ford, Omari Abor, Caleb Jones, Rasaun | ||
| Collier, Aric Demings, Jackson Prince, Kaden Banks, Andre Kanu, | ||
| Colin Simmons, Davion Sykes, Cameron Barnes, and DeCannon Wickware; | ||
| and | ||
| WHEREAS, These talented student-athletes were ably guided by | ||
| head coach David Peavy, associate head coach Kevin Woods, and | ||
| assistant coaches Neiman Ford, Daniel Moore, Jay Cosme, and Charles | ||
| Hill; the team also received enthusiastic support from | ||
| superintendent Dr. Marc Smith, principal Michael McDonald, | ||
| athletic director Dwight Weaver, and assistant AD Rob McQuaid; and | ||
| WHEREAS, By accomplishing the rare feat of winning a fifth | ||
| state championship, the Duncanville Panthers have burnished their | ||
| reputation as a basketball powerhouse, and all those associated | ||
| with the team may reflect with pride on a job well done; now, | ||
| therefore, be it | ||
| RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 87th Texas | ||
| Legislature hereby congratulate the Duncanville High School boys' | ||
| basketball team on winning the 2021 UIL 6A state championship and | ||
| extend to the team's players, coaches, and staff sincere best | ||
| wishes for continued success; and, be it further | ||
| RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be | ||
| prepared for the team as an expression of high regard by the Texas | ||
| House of Representatives. | ||
| Davis | ||
| ______________________________ | ||
| Speaker of the House | ||
| I certify that H.R. No. 439 was adopted by the House on April | ||
| 1, 2021, by a non-record vote. | ||
| ______________________________ | ||
| Chief Clerk of the House | ||
